A couple operating a ransom racket from jail has been busted by Tangalle police.
A woman had demanded a ransom of one million rupees claiming that if the money was not received she would murder the person.
The Tangalle Police had obtained a court order and secured details of the bank accounts and found that the account belonged to a woman currently in prison over a narcotics offence while her husband is also imprisoned.
Their 20 year old daughter operating the account via an ATM card has also been arrested.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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